The first time I was offered vegetable biryani from Deez Biryani Corner in Defence Colony, in Delhi, I was literally in shock to know that there could be a vegetarian biryani. Well, I fell in love with the vegetarian biryani but didn't know how to make it until I found the secret spice, called "Shan's Bombay Biryani Masala". I gave it a try, and guess what, it came out delicious....beware you can't stop eating. If you find this spice, you will not need to make biryani from scratch.
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
1 and 1/4 cup basmati white rice
3 tbsp ghee or canola oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 large onion cut in thin long slice
1/2 tbsp ginger grated
3 cloves garlic grated
1/2 cup green beans julienned
1/2 cup carrots julienned
2 tomatoes chopped
2 tsp coriander powder (preferably fresh ground)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp coriander powder (preferably fresh ground)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
3 tbsp bombay biryani masala (Shan brand)
1/3 cup yogurt
1/3 cup water
6 strands saffron
2 tbsp chopped almonds (optional)
2 tbsp raisins (optional)
2 tbsp milk
Salt to taste
1/3 cup water
6 strands saffron
2 tbsp chopped almonds (optional)
2 tbsp raisins (optional)
2 tbsp milk
Salt to taste
Directions:
Cook rice, make sure not to overcook it, then drain water from the rice. Add salt, and 1/2 tbsp ghee to the rice and keep it aside. Heat the remaining ghee, add cumin seed, let it splutter. Add onions and sauté until golden brown. Add carrots and beans and sauté it until it is lightly cooked. Add tomatoes and cook until soft. Add ginger, garlic, coriander powder, red chilli powder bombay biryani masala and cook it on medium flame until it leaves oil. Add water to the vegetables and let it boil for a minute, then add almonds and raisins. Turn off the heat and let the vegetables cool down. Whisk the yogurt and add it to the vegetables. Add saffron to the milk and heat it for 15 seconds in microwave. Heat oven on 400 degrees on Bake. Spread a layer of cooked vegetable mixture in a baking dish, then spread a layer of rice over it making several layers. Pour the milk over the rice so it spreads properly. Cover the dish with aluminium foil and bake it on 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with raita, kaali daal, or a paneer dish.
Cook rice, make sure not to overcook it, then drain water from the rice. Add salt, and 1/2 tbsp ghee to the rice and keep it aside. Heat the remaining ghee, add cumin seed, let it splutter. Add onions and sauté until golden brown. Add carrots and beans and sauté it until it is lightly cooked. Add tomatoes and cook until soft. Add ginger, garlic, coriander powder, red chilli powder bombay biryani masala and cook it on medium flame until it leaves oil. Add water to the vegetables and let it boil for a minute, then add almonds and raisins. Turn off the heat and let the vegetables cool down. Whisk the yogurt and add it to the vegetables. Add saffron to the milk and heat it for 15 seconds in microwave. Heat oven on 400 degrees on Bake. Spread a layer of cooked vegetable mixture in a baking dish, then spread a layer of rice over it making several layers. Pour the milk over the rice so it spreads properly. Cover the dish with aluminium foil and bake it on 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with raita, kaali daal, or a paneer dish.
You are going to discover several kinds of biryani. The most useful one I experienced, omg it had been mouthwatering and practically compelled me to cry it had been good, was Madras, generated from blossoms, rice, peas and beans, cardamom, ( a huge component), nutmeg, together with side berries. This was Tamil biryani- out from this south India. Pakistani Bombay biryani recipe is well known for its reason why nation - lots of festivals function only biryani. I have eaten those regions and additionally, x can go directly back.
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